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What does 不由得 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不由得 bùyóude

cannot help; cannot but

It can also mean

  • to leave no choice

Its characters

  1. 得 de (particle) links a verb or adjective to a complement of degree or result

In a sentence

听到这首歌,她不由得哭了。 Hearing this song, she couldn't help crying.

然而有一天,他坐在热闹的猴子们中间,忽然想到了一件事,心里不由得担心起来:再快乐的日子,难道能一直过下去吗?

From 美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King

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